Xiliu Yang
I am a researcher, builder, and designer working at the intersection of computational design and robotic fabrication, spatial and interactive interfaces, and human-machine collaboration.
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I am a researcher, builder, and designer working at the intersection of computational design and robotic fabrication, spatial and interactive interfaces, and human-machine collaboration.
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I grew up in Shanghai, worked as a designer and entrepreneur in Hong Kong, completed my doctorate in Stuttgart, and am currently working at the Institute for Computational Design and Construction (ICD) and Max Planck Institute of Intelligent Systems (MPI-IS) in Stuttgart, Germany.
University of Stuttgart, Faculty of Architecture
Nov 2025
Master of Science, ITECH (Distinction)
University of Stuttgart, Faculty of Architecture
Nov 2021
Bachelor of Arts, Architecture Studies
University of Hong Kong, Faculty of Architecture
Sep 2015
Intelligent Construction and Building Systems
Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, Stuttgart
2026 -
Research Group Leader
Human-machine Collaboration
Institute for Computational Design and Construction, University of Stuttgart
2026 -
Research Associate
Institute for Computational Design and Construction , University of Stuttgart
2022 - 2025
3DNA Eyewear Technology, Hong Kong
2016 -
Computational Designer
ESKYIU, Hong Kong
2015 - 2017
An implementation and evaluation of large-scale multi-user human–robot collaboration with head-mounted augmented reality
Best Publication Award, 2024
Toward reciprocal feedback between computational design, engineering, and fabrication to co-design coreless filament-wound structures
Best Paper Honourable Mention, 2023
Usability Evaluation of an Augmented Reality System for Collaborative Fabrication between Multiple Humans and Industrial Robots
Master’s Thesis Award, 2021
Spatial Lacing: A Distributed Robotic System for Fibrous Networks, IntCDC
Top 50 Retail Leaders in Asia, 2019 and 2018
3DNA Eyewear Technology, Inside Retail Asia
You can find a selection of these papers here or view the complete list on Google Scholar
M.Sc. ITECH Seminar
2025 Summer Semester
2024 Summer Semester
2023 Summer Semester
(I teach basic electronics and building a Useless Machine)
Thesis Preparation Seminar
M.Sc. ITECH Seminar
2025 Winter Semester
2024 Winter Semester
(I teach how to do a Master’s thesis)
Behavioural Fabrication
M.Sc. ITECH Seminar
2025 Winter Semester
(I teach human-machine collaboration in Architecture and Construction)
Automation in Construction, Construction Robotics, Journal of Intelligent & Robotic Systems, CHI, UIST, Procedia CIRP, Computers & Industrial Engineering, Scientific Reports, Computing Surveys , MDPI Robotics
2024 -
Board Member
IntCDC Early Career Board
2023 - 2024
Lecture at ARC Centre for Next-Gen Architectural Manufacturing (UNSW)
Sydney, Australia, Dec 2025
Augmented Industrial Human-robot Collaboration
Lecture at Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
Brisbane, Australia, Nov 2025
Finding Common Language in Human-machine Collaboration
Invited Workshop at Digital Futures Conference
Shanghai, China, Jun 2025
Augmented Reality and Intelligent Construction
Panelist at the “Robotic Fabrication” Series in Digital Futures
Online, Nov 2023
Instructive Human-robot Collaboration
Invited Workshop at AdvanceAEC Autumn School
Stuttgart, Germany, Dec 2022
Bridging Craft and Robotic Construction
Lecture at the Grimshaw x University of East London (UEL) Construction Week
Online, Oct 2022
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